Contract Technical Architect
Posted Today by iO Associates
£735 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Technical Architect involves guiding technology decisions and designing systems within a multidisciplinary product team for a major government department's data transformation programme. The position requires active SC clearance and offers a hybrid working arrangement with two days per week onsite in either Bristol or London. The successful candidate will ensure service quality, provide mentorship, and drive collaboration across government initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Guide technology decisions and design systems within a multidisciplinary product team.
- Support delivery across GDS initiatives.
- Ensure service quality and provide mentorship.
- Drive cross-government collaboration.
Key Skills:
- Experience working with data products, ideally with an interest in open data.
- Familiarity with CKAN or similar data management platforms.
- Awareness of recent AI developments and their impact on data services.
- Deep expertise in Linux and cloud services (AWS preferred).
- Proficient in Python; Ruby desirable.
- Strong experience with infrastructure technologies: databases, web servers, CDNs, message queues, load balancers.
- Skilled in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
- Experience with containers (Kubernetes, ECS) or serverless (AWS Lambda).
- Supporting large-scale production services.
- Strong Git and CI/CD pipeline experience (GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline).
- Solid understanding of security principles.
- Proven technical leadership experience: leading projects, guiding teams, and mentoring colleagues.
Salary (Rate): £735.00/daily
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Title: Technical Architect
Location: Bristol or London (Hybrid; 2 days per week onsite)
Clearance: Active SC clearance
Contract Length: Initial 12 months
Day Rate: £735 p/d
Inside IR35
We are partnering with a major government department in their search for an experienced Technical Architect to support the data transformation programme.
Role Overview: As a Technical Architect, you will work within a multidisciplinary product team , guiding technology decisions, designing systems, and supporting delivery across GDS initiatives. You will ensure service quality , provide mentorship , and drive cross-government collaboration .
Key Skills & Experience:
- Experience working with data products , ideally with an interest in open data
- Familiarity with CKAN or similar data management platforms
- Awareness of recent AI developments and their impact on data services
- Deep expertise in Linux and cloud services (AWS preferred)
- Proficient in Python ; Ruby desirable
- Strong experience with infrastructure technologies : databases, web servers, CDNs, message queues, load balancers
- Skilled in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Experience with containers (Kubernetes, ECS) or serverless (AWS Lambda)
- Supporting large-scale production services
- Strong Git and CI/CD pipeline experience (GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline)
- Solid understanding of security principles
- Proven technical leadership experience : leading projects, guiding teams, and mentoring colleagues
If you are passionate about modern technology and shaping the future of public sector data , we want to hear from you.